Sportskeeda

The best UFC knockouts of every year since 1993: Part 2 - 2003-2012

With 2023 marking the 30th year of the UFC, it’s well worth looking back at the last three decades of unbelievable action inside the octagon. The period from 2003 to 2012 saw the UFC burst into the ...
Bleacher Report

UFC 1 Review: The Birth of Modern MMA

UFC 1 is still an entertaining show to watch nearly two decades after the mixed martial arts competition debuted on pay-per-view in Denver on Nov. 12, 1993. Instead of focusing on who was the best ...
Sportskeeda

The best UFC submissions of every year since 1993: Part 3 - 2013-2022

The UFC turns 30 years old in 2023, and it’s safe to say that the art of grappling and the use of submission holds remain as important for the promotion’s fighters as ever. The period between 2013 and ...
The Straits Times

MMA: The UFC at 25 - from a rag-tag crew fighting for US$50k in 1993 to a billion-dollar production in 24 countries today

But it was far from the polished mixed martial arts (MMA) production it is today. In fact, even its creators - Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Rorion Gracie and businessman Art Davie - did not know what it ...
Bloody Elbow

UFC icon ‘Big’ John McCarthy commits to referee return after officiating his first fight in 7 years

Since retiring from his role in 2018, John McCarthy has continued to comment on officiating as one of the men who helped to ...